This song is not about heroin, the song "heroin" is about heroin. I don't think Lou Reed would ever write about heroin in the same smooth slickness this song conveys, his approach to songs about drugs was more journalistic, I can't imagine him glamourizing smack. Think about the songs heroin and waiting for my man, there is no subtlety, those songs are obvious and blatant, and in no way make drug use look attractive.
This song is not about heroin, the song "heroin" is about heroin. I don't think Lou Reed would ever write about heroin in the same smooth slickness this song conveys, his approach to songs about drugs was more journalistic, I can't imagine him glamourizing smack. Think about the songs heroin and waiting for my man, there is no subtlety, those songs are obvious and blatant, and in no way make drug use look attractive.